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Tracfone 12GB Total, 3-Month

Tracfone | Verizon | 12GB

Verizon Budget Friendly

Use this summary to quickly judge the plan's overall value, base monthly price, and how competitive it looks at a glance.

46.4 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$18
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $18/mo $216 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 12GB Then top-up
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 12GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks Verizon
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term 3 Months
Performance Profile These scores show where the plan is strongest and where it gives up ground.
The cards below focus on core competitive strengths: price efficiency, usable data, priority data, and hotspot utility.
Price Efficiency
51.5
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
48.2
This plan trails the better data-for-dollar options in the market.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
85.1
Hotspot value stands out at this price point.
Relative Profile See how this plan compares with the wider market of phone plans in the database.
These cards show whether the plan is cheaper than average, stronger on data, better on hotspot support, or more usable after the main high-speed allotment than typical plans in the market.
Affordability Percentile
75%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $18, this plan is $12.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
24%
With 12GB high-speed data, this plan is 3GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
52%
With 12GB hotspot, this plan is 9GB above the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
46.4
+2.9 vs market avg 43.4
Plan Quality Signals These meters highlight clarity, restrictions, feature depth, and how useful the plan is for travel.
Think of this as the fine-print section: it shows whether the plan is easy to understand, light on caveats, and strong enough for travel or international use.
Data Truth 92
The marketed data claim lines up well with the plan's real monthly limits.
Feature Completeness
?

Feature Completeness measures how many useful plan-level features are confirmed, such as hotspot support, priority data, travel and roaming support, device and SIM type support, data rollover or top-ups, international options, and included perks. Higher scores mean more confirmed extras; lower scores mean fewer supported features or more unknown details.

 48.8
This plan has only a limited set of confirmed extra and supported features.
Caveat Load
?

Caveat Load looks at fine-print and signup friction, including whether taxes and fees are included in the advertised price or charged extra, autopay requirements, contracts, credit checks, activation/SIM/shipping fees, and online-only or store-only rules. Higher scores mean fewer caveats were found; lower scores mean more caveats or unresolved caveat details. When Carrierlytics cannot verify a caveat because the carrier is not clear or because we have not captured it yet, a small uncertainty penalty is added instead of assuming there is no issue.

 55.1
Several caveats may affect the real cost or signup experience.
Travel Value 0
No confirmed travel or roaming benefits are captured for this plan.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Not available
Global roaming Not available
Call international numbers from US Add-on

$10 global calling card is available to call international numbers starting at 1c per minute. This plan does include unlimited international calling to Canada and Mexico. No add-on needed for that.

Text international numbers from US Not available
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Not available
Smartwatch support Not available
Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price is $18, available starting at 1 line.

Mix-and-match: not allowed. Carrier does not support or disclose different phone plans mixed on one account for this plan family.

1 line
46.4 Value
$18/line
Total $18 | baseline line
2 lines
45.3 Value
$18/line
Total $36/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
45.3 Value
$18/line
Total $54/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
45.3 Value
$18/line
Total $72/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
45.3 Value
$18/line
Total $90/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

3GB Data Add-On Card

$10

Adds 3GB high-speed data to active Tracfone service. Tracfone's add-on page notes add-on cards require active service.

Global Calling Card

$10

Global calling card for calls from the U.S. or Puerto Rico to select international destinations. Must be combined with another Tracfone service plan; no international roaming.

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Methodology

Plan scores are generated by Carrierlytics' proprietary value algorithm using factors such as price, usable data, hotspot value, priority data, streaming quality, and plan friction.


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